Maslaha: Recent Episodes
Maslaha
Maslaha takes a creative approach to tackling long-standing social issues affecting Muslim communities and challenges systems of inequality. We seek to change and challenge the conditions that create inequalities for Muslim communities in areas such as education, gender, criminal justice, health, negative media coverage and a continued climate of Islamophobia.
Maslaha's range of projects means we understand the multiple identities communities hold, and the multiple deprivations that can exist. Through our projects, we initiate and create spaces for people to contribute, shape, and give a voice to their ideas and actions.
Our new series The Future Is Muslim brings you comedy and conversation. The podcast features sketches, followed by conversations, which explore issues around belonging and identity and the social and political pressures that are placed on Muslims to conform.
In our final episode of Re-imagining Care, we speak to poet and educator Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, coaches Mercedes and Yvonne and participants from Muslim Girls Fence. We imagine and share our hopes for the future, what we’d like to see policy makers and decision makers do to make changes, the difficulties in imagining futures in the face of violence, but the importance of recognising how we’re already living and imagining different ways of being in the spaces we create away from white supremacy, racism and patriarchy.
Your host: Alaa Alsaraji
Episode guest: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan (@thebrownhijabi) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Sabeena-Akhtar/Cut-from-the-Same-Cloth--Muslim-Women-on-Life-in-Britain/25664404
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about Muslim Girls Fence, find us on:
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
In this episode, you hear from participants Zareen and Jenny, fencing coach Nadera, and Angelica Lindsey Ali aka The Village Auntie. They explore how the pandemic has impacted the support available for pregnant women and the pressures that have been put onto women playing multiple roles at home, the marginalisation of the feminine and motherhood, removing ourselves from the male gaze, and how to love ourselves in the midst of everything telling us not to. #Reclaimingthewayofourforemothers
Your host: Shaheen Kasmani
Episode guest: Angelica Lindsey-Ali (@villageauntie)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
Our fourth episode of Re-imagining Care features psychiatrist and drama therapist Sara Alsaraf, our fencing coach Binni and participants Tarrine and Mona. We speak about the barriers to accessing mental health services through the NHS, why it’s important to have therapists who are aware of structural racism and Islamophobia, and how capitalism and the fast-paced life styles we live impact our wellbeing.
Your host: Alaa Alsaraji
Episode guest: Sara Alsaraf (@DrSaraAlsaraf) (https://healingjusticeldn.org/)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
This episode features medical herbalist Rabiah Mali, coach Nalette Tucker, and participants Usarae and Shmaila. They talk about the importance of spaces that are catered specifically to communities’ needs, how spaces can be centred in care, love and mercy for one another, the importance of accountability, and what nature teaches us about care.
Your host: Maryam Abdullah
Episode guest: Rabiah Mali (@herbal_blessingclinic) (@greendeen_tribe)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
“A Merciless Light - Covid 19 in Newham” is a 30 minute audio documentary that shares stories from Newham residents of how Covid 19 was, and is being, experienced by communities in Newham.
We wanted the documentary to uplift voices and stories that are otherwise not being heard and to create an archive of evidence and research that speaks back to 'official' reports and reviews.
The audio documentary features (in order of appearance):
Aamna Mohdin Amina Gichinga Yesim Deveci Asif Khapedi Asma Bhol Julian Hilaire Shahjehan Chowdhary Ayat Haqani Dr Rehana Aslam James Leadbitter
This audio documentary was co-produced by Latifa Akay, Emily Mason and Ghazal Haqani.
Sound design: Alexis Adimora Audio editor: Remigiusz Sowa Production assistant: Hodan Omar
In the first episode of Re-imagining Care, we’re joined by sports writer Shireen Ahmed and hear from coach Binni and participant Mona. We talk about the importance of safe spaces where we can freely express ourselves, and the challenges we face from wider structures we live in.
(Please note that this episode does contain some swearing.)
Your host: Shaheen Kasmani
Episode guest: Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_) https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 6 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - New Wave Muslims
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 6 guest: Amna Saleem Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 5 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - How many types of Muslim are there?
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 5 guest: Naima Khan Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 4 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - Addicted to policy reports about Muslims
We speak to Azeezat Johnson about anti-blackness and Islamophobia and the tools black and brown people need in order to nourish their own communities
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 3 of #TheFutureIsMuslim – Diversity Training
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 3 guest: Alia Alzougbi Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 2 of #TheFutureIsMuslim - The Muslim Safari
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep 1 guest: Amna Saleem Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Alia Alzougbi, Sadia Azmat, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
Incoming transmission from the future: Episode 1 of our new podcast #TheFutureIsMuslim - How Do You Solve A Problem like The Muslims?
Your hosts: Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Ep1 guest: Naima Khan Producer: Ed Morrish Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Sadia Azmat, Alia Alzougbi, and Tai Campbell Sound Editing by Rich Evans from Syncbox Written & created by Raheel Mohammed
The Future Is Muslim: comedy and conversation, from Maslaha. The podcast features sketches, followed by conversations, which explore issues around belonging and identity and the social and political pressures that are placed on Muslims to conform.
Credits
Written and created by by Raheel Mohammed Produced by Ed Morrish Podcast hosts – Raheel Mohammed and Latifa Akay Characters in sketches played by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Eshaan Akbar, Sadia Azmat, Alia Alzougbi, Tai Campbell, Emily Mason and Latifa Akay Conversation guests – Amna Saleem, Dr Azeezat Johnson, Naima Khan, and Alia Alzougbi Design by Adrita Das Technical Production by Maryam Abdullah, Alaa Alsaraji and Sameer Naeem Sound Editing by Rich Evans